Who is Rolfing for?

People all kinds of backgrounds benefit from Rolfing. Athletes seeking better performance or recovery from an injury find tremendous value, but so do ordinary folks who just want to keep working toward their own fitness and adventure goals. Here are some links to articles and videos of people who have been helped.

A Competitive Edge: Rolfing for Athletes

https://www.adventuresnw.com/a-competitive-edge-rolfing-for-athletes/

Olympic Hopeful Tolu Wusu Talks About Rolfing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQUC68hmE8w

Golden Tate of Seattle Seahawks Talks about Rolfing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaW_mHuQEdI#action=share

It’s a Hard Knock Life: Bodywork for Active Kids

https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/active-families/its-hard-knock-life-bodywork-active-kids/

What kinds of issues do you work with?

I have worked with a lot of issues. Physical pain: neck pain, back pain, knee pain, foot pain, headaches, sciatica, shoulder pain, nerve pain. Physical pain is usually accompanied by some mental or emotional pain: ‘can I really get better? will I be able to do the things I used to do? can I still do the things I love to do? can I learn how do things differently so I don’t get hurt like this again?’ My experience is that yes, you can feel better, and, for the most part, you can still do the things you love, and do them in a way that keeps that injury at bay.

I also work with people who have experienced concussions, whiplash, and surgery. These issues can be addressed during the ten series or independently, depending on the severity.

People with ADHD and other neurodiversity can benefit from this work, as well. I take on these people on a case by case basis.

Finally, I work with people who feel pretty good, and are just interested in feeling better. Rolfing is about optimizing our relationships with our bodies and our selves.

What is a session like?

A session starts with determining your goals. Once we’ve got a clear idea of what we’re aiming for, we start with a movement assessment. I’ll ask you some questions about your body that you perhaps had not considered previously. You’ll do a few simple movements and notice what they feel like. Then we will do some work on the table. I use varying degrees of pressure to allow your body to find a new way of moving and ask you to do very small movements to help. After that, we may do some work in sitting and standing, and then we will revisit those movements we did at the beginning of the session so we can track what’s happened. After that, I usually give you a bit of homework to help you continue to feel better between sessions.

How many sessions do I need?

The gold standard of Rofling is a ten session series. The ten series allows us to thoroughly assess and intervene in the entire body and on superficial layers, like the muscles and tendons, as well as the deeper layers like the fascias of the organ systems and the nervous system. This is like the 100,000 mile tune up for your car. It is a complete overhaul and prepares you for your next set of adventures in life.

I also do a five series of advanced work for people who have already had the ten series as well as tune-up sessions on an as-needed basis.

Children who have not yet entered puberty do not usually require the ten series. Most kids just need a short session or two to get them through those bumps and bruises and back on track.